What's happening in lotus field

Lotus fields around Kasumigaura, Ibaraki Prefecture, the number one lotus root producing "renkon" area in Japan. Report on serious renkon damage caused by wild birds and the actual situation of wild bird netting accidents caused by bird nets used to prevent feeding damage.

Problem of Renkon damage Caused by Wild Birds: Ibaraki Prefecture is Japan's number one producer of lotus roots. A problem faced by lotus root farmers is damage to their lotus roots by wild birds such as ducks and coots that live in Kasumigaura.
Preventing feeding damage with bird prevention nets: The most reliable and effective way to prevent wild bird feeding damage is to physically separate wild birds from crops using bird netting. Three-dimensional bird nets are mainly used in lotus fields that are subject to damage from wild birds.
Frequent incidents of wild bird entrapment: Bird netting has caused many accidents in which wild birds get caught. Thousands of wild birds die every year due to the accidents.